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| Date: | 12 05 1930 |
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| Description: | Night view looking down State Street from the intersection at North Carroll Street. Lighting up the scene are the blurred lights of automobiles moving alon... |
| Date: | 09 07 1935 |
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| Description: | Exterior night view of the Nancee Hat Shop at 7 South Pinckney Street featuring hats, purses and an Art Deco entrance. |
| Date: | 03 10 1932 |
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| Description: | The Commercial National Bank building, on the corner of State and Carroll Streets, housed the bank as well as Mrs. Brown's Beauty Shoppe and Wegener and Ro... |
| Date: | 01 24 1936 |
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| Description: | The Orpheum Theatre canopy and sign at night on the 200 block of State Street. The Orpheum Theatre marquee notes: "Shep Fields" on stage, and "Kind Lady" o... |
| Date: | 03 14 1956 |
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| Description: | Night view of the "Mifflin Arcade" with terra cotta facade. Businesses include Silver Dollar Tavern at 117 West Mifflin Street, Sibyl Hats at 119 West Miff... |
| Date: | 03 15 1955 |
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| Description: | Women from Pittsburgh AFL Retail Clerks' Union Local 1365 picket at the Milwaukee store. |
| Date: | 04 17 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Capitol Theatre at night with sign and marquee, located at 209-211 State Street. On the left is the Fred W. Kruse Co., and on the righ... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | A rainy, nighttime view of the corner of Main and Carroll streets on the Capitol Square. The neon signs of the Prescription Pharmacy and the Park Hotel lig... |
| Date: | 12 01 1955 |
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| Description: | Neon lights up Wisconsin Avenue on a winter night in Milwaukee. |
| Date: | 11 22 1944 |
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| Description: | Calvert liquor sign and sporting goods displayed in the window of Badger Sporting Goods store, 418 State Street. |
| Date: | 11 22 1944 |
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| Description: | Window display with neon sign at Madison Liquor and Cigar Store, 109 Monona Avenue, featuring Calvert liquor. |
| Date: | 03 16 1937 |
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| Description: | Davis and O'Connell men's clothing store windows, 114 State Street, sign reads: "Lord Taylor Style Parade." |
| Date: | 03 16 1937 |
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| Description: | Art deco display windows at Davis & O'Connell men's clothing store, 114 State Street. |
| Date: | 10 12 1936 |
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| Description: | Darling Shop, 9 East Main Street, showing entrance and display windows. |
| Date: | 10 26 1935 |
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| Description: | View towards the intersection of State, Johnson and Henry Streets (looking toward Henry Street), 245 State Street. |
| Date: | 11 21 1933 |
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| Description: | Display window E.R. Welch Plumbing Co., 1507 Monroe Street. |
| Date: | 12 06 1932 |
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| Description: | Palace Drug Store, 114 State St., Dale Fink, president, window display with flashing sign (Kay Manufacturing Co.), "Developing and printing on Velox paper,... |
| Date: | 09 27 1932 |
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| Description: | Cardinal Beauty Shoppe, 625 State Street, window display of three head and shoulder mannequins, and Contoure beauty products. Shows "Cardinal Beauty Shoppe... |
| Date: | 08 31 1932 |
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| Description: | Cardinal Beauty Shoppe, 625 State Street, window display, awarded first prize in a national window display contest conducted by the Modern Beauty Shop maga... |
| Date: | 04 14 1932 |
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| Description: | Baron Brothers Inc., 12-18 W. Mifflin Street, display windows. |
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